Cambodia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cambodia
0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cambodia rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Cambodia ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1958 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cambodia
2000s 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cambodia
2010s 0.3781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cambodia
2020s 0.5547 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3592 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cambodia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cambodia, at 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cambodia ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.